Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher: Exciting Opportunity for a Special Education Teacher in a new Special Education school in sunny South Florida for the Orthodox Jewish community.

Are you passionate about the growth and education of children with special needs? Are you a Special Education visionary? Do you have the drive, educational expertise, and creativity to successfully teach a class of children with diverse abilities? If so, then come join our dynamic team as we continue to innovate, cultivate, and grow our incredible school. Our community has exploded with hundreds of new families and the demand for a special needs school has never been greater. If you are a creative individual bursting with ideas on how to build an organized, fun, loving, and enriched educational and therapeutic environment to enable children to flourish and reach their highest potential, this job is the opportunity you’ve been seeking.

General Responsibilities:

This job is a full-time or a part-time position

• Effectively teach a class of children with mixed abilities by using differentiation to determine center time, pull-out times, and appropriate curricula for each child.

• Develop comprehensive PLPs, integrating academic, behavior, and social-emotional goals into each student’s plan, including various therapies and interventions.

• Determine all learning resources and supplies needed for your classroom

• Create appropriate classroom decor, boards, motivational charts, and skills sheets to help each child have the resources they need to succeed.

• Communicate with families, providing regular updates on each child’s progress and send home progress reports three times a year.

• Manage assistant(s) and other staff members like student RBTs to ensure a harmonious and effective classroom environment

• Participate in internal meetings to review students’ progress and set new goals with the educational and therapeutic team.

Desired Skill Set:

• Self Starter with a growth mindset

• Adept at planning and organizing

• Compassionate and caring

• Skilled at identifying and solving problems

• Excellent at written and oral communication

• Flexible and a team player

• Passionate about connecting with students and teachers

• Highly experienced with ESE classrooms and schools

Education: M.S. Special Education

Please send your resume to contact@jemsacademy.org